Error theory
... reasons and values, if they exist, aren’t going to be like physical properties. Are psychological states ‘part of the fabric of the world’? They certainly exist – whether one is happy or in pain is a psychological fact. But, of course, it isn’t a mind-independent fact. So not all objective facts are ...
... reasons and values, if they exist, aren’t going to be like physical properties. Are psychological states ‘part of the fabric of the world’? They certainly exist – whether one is happy or in pain is a psychological fact. But, of course, it isn’t a mind-independent fact. So not all objective facts are ...
Philosophy 220
... There are obvious, clear-cut cases in which the use of deception violates the VIC standard and by extension the CI. At issue is the “informed” part of the VIC. In general, “If one person’s consent to sex is predicated on false beliefs that have been intentionally and deceptively inculcated by on ...
... There are obvious, clear-cut cases in which the use of deception violates the VIC standard and by extension the CI. At issue is the “informed” part of the VIC. In general, “If one person’s consent to sex is predicated on false beliefs that have been intentionally and deceptively inculcated by on ...
Science in society: Obligations and rights
... values • Cultures change and evolve across time and place as do their intrinsic moral values – neither absolute or universal • Values may differ and be in conflict between cultures, or between groups within a culture, or within a single culture over time • New knowledge (including science and techno ...
... values • Cultures change and evolve across time and place as do their intrinsic moral values – neither absolute or universal • Values may differ and be in conflict between cultures, or between groups within a culture, or within a single culture over time • New knowledge (including science and techno ...
Introduction to Ethics & Moral Reasoning
... – Social Contract: The rules members of a society agree to follow to govern relationships within the society • How are the rules of society decided? • Example: the King makes up the rules ...
... – Social Contract: The rules members of a society agree to follow to govern relationships within the society • How are the rules of society decided? • Example: the King makes up the rules ...
Philosophers in Jesuit Education Eastern APA Meetings, December 2011 Discussion Starter
... friends as well. The project of moral self-improvement is a practical one, aiming at bringing about actual changes in actual human beings. As such, it must be responsive to facts about human moral and social psychology. In traditional philosophical fashion, I will simply set these questions to the s ...
... friends as well. The project of moral self-improvement is a practical one, aiming at bringing about actual changes in actual human beings. As such, it must be responsive to facts about human moral and social psychology. In traditional philosophical fashion, I will simply set these questions to the s ...
The ring finger - Stijn Bruers, the rational ethicist
... morally similar situations. You may follow only the rules that everyone (who is capable, rational and informed) may follow in all morally similar situations. We should give the good example, even if others don’t. What counts as similar situations? ...
... morally similar situations. You may follow only the rules that everyone (who is capable, rational and informed) may follow in all morally similar situations. We should give the good example, even if others don’t. What counts as similar situations? ...
Chapter 3: Clinical Judgment: Applying Critical Thinking and Ethical
... autonomy, altruism, social justice. Ethical Reasoning Ethics and Bioethics deal with moral choices. Ethical Theories and Decision-Making Models o Ethical theories provide the bedrock from which we derive the principles that guide our decision making. There’s no one right answer to an ethical dil ...
... autonomy, altruism, social justice. Ethical Reasoning Ethics and Bioethics deal with moral choices. Ethical Theories and Decision-Making Models o Ethical theories provide the bedrock from which we derive the principles that guide our decision making. There’s no one right answer to an ethical dil ...
What is morality and how does it work
... fidelity, obedience, courage, and sympathy, were always ready to aid one another, and to sacrifice themselves for the common good, would be victorious over most other tribes; and this would be natural selection. At all times throughout the world tribes have supplanted other tribes; and … morality is ...
... fidelity, obedience, courage, and sympathy, were always ready to aid one another, and to sacrifice themselves for the common good, would be victorious over most other tribes; and this would be natural selection. At all times throughout the world tribes have supplanted other tribes; and … morality is ...
The Enduring Revolution
... “Religious liberty is the essence of human dignity.” It is a sad fact that religious oppression is often practiced by religious groups. Sad—and inexcusable. A believer may risk prison for his own religious beliefs, but he may never build prisons for those of other beliefs. It is our obligation—all o ...
... “Religious liberty is the essence of human dignity.” It is a sad fact that religious oppression is often practiced by religious groups. Sad—and inexcusable. A believer may risk prison for his own religious beliefs, but he may never build prisons for those of other beliefs. It is our obligation—all o ...
Ethics - Pennsylvania State University
... • What would a person of “good moral character” do? • Exercise appropriate virtue in every case – e.g. honesty, respect, generosity ...
... • What would a person of “good moral character” do? • Exercise appropriate virtue in every case – e.g. honesty, respect, generosity ...
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... begins to make more money or experiences an increase in external pleasures, expectation and desire tends to rise in tandem with those external changes, in turn leading to no permanent gain in happiness. Experiencing pleasure or making money is not intrinsically bad, but once our basic needs & wants ...
... begins to make more money or experiences an increase in external pleasures, expectation and desire tends to rise in tandem with those external changes, in turn leading to no permanent gain in happiness. Experiencing pleasure or making money is not intrinsically bad, but once our basic needs & wants ...
Basis-for-Medical
... exercise of reason. So far, this emphasis on reason may remind us of the other sorts of moral theories and in particular the views of Kant, who insisted that right action was action dictated by reason and set against desire or inclination. But for Aristotle, the role of reason, though crucial, was o ...
... exercise of reason. So far, this emphasis on reason may remind us of the other sorts of moral theories and in particular the views of Kant, who insisted that right action was action dictated by reason and set against desire or inclination. But for Aristotle, the role of reason, though crucial, was o ...
Theories of Morality - Fort Thomas Independent Schools
... Kant believed that our actions were not as important as our intentions in morality Kant also believed all humans were capable, through reason, of figuring out right/wrong. Reason is an authority ‘in’ us but it transcends us Why be Moral?: “It is the rationale thing to do.” ...
... Kant believed that our actions were not as important as our intentions in morality Kant also believed all humans were capable, through reason, of figuring out right/wrong. Reason is an authority ‘in’ us but it transcends us Why be Moral?: “It is the rationale thing to do.” ...
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... • We should all regard ourselves as living in a community (universal kingdom) and that all people deserve respect as rational and free individuals. If all people treated each other in this way (as ends in ourselves) and follow the CI society would be a much better place to live in which all people c ...
... • We should all regard ourselves as living in a community (universal kingdom) and that all people deserve respect as rational and free individuals. If all people treated each other in this way (as ends in ourselves) and follow the CI society would be a much better place to live in which all people c ...
Christian_Ethics_NML_and_Situation_Ethics_1_
... the fact that it works ('We cannot verify moral choices. They may be vindicated but not validated.' (p.49)). Beginning with the principle of love one makes a decision about the basis upon which one will live which will be vindicated because it is believed to work (consequentialism). However, this me ...
... the fact that it works ('We cannot verify moral choices. They may be vindicated but not validated.' (p.49)). Beginning with the principle of love one makes a decision about the basis upon which one will live which will be vindicated because it is believed to work (consequentialism). However, this me ...
Virtue Ethics and Moral Pluralsim
... the first systematic, philosophical ethical position, it had until somewhat recently been pushed aside by the other ethical theories we’ve studied. • One reason for this is that these other theories have focused our attention on the ethical evaluation of acts, while VE focuses on character. • There ...
... the first systematic, philosophical ethical position, it had until somewhat recently been pushed aside by the other ethical theories we’ve studied. • One reason for this is that these other theories have focused our attention on the ethical evaluation of acts, while VE focuses on character. • There ...
An Introduction to Ethical Theory
... • Act so that you treat both yourself and other people as ends in themselves and never only as a means to an end. • What does this mean: ...
... • Act so that you treat both yourself and other people as ends in themselves and never only as a means to an end. • What does this mean: ...
Chapter Three
... • Ethic programs need to be monitored by a committee separate from each department – creates unbiased monitoring – Enron, Merck, WorldCom, Exxon Valdez ...
... • Ethic programs need to be monitored by a committee separate from each department – creates unbiased monitoring – Enron, Merck, WorldCom, Exxon Valdez ...
Ethics and Enhancing the Life of the Dying Sulmasy, Daniel
... Graduate Seminar on Ethics and Enhancing the Life of the Dying In this course we will explore how one might enhance the lives of those who are dying by investigating the ethical choices we make with respect to their medical care. A fundamental assumption for the course is that those who are dying ar ...
... Graduate Seminar on Ethics and Enhancing the Life of the Dying In this course we will explore how one might enhance the lives of those who are dying by investigating the ethical choices we make with respect to their medical care. A fundamental assumption for the course is that those who are dying ar ...
Moral Development
... are not concrete like the Ten Commandments but abstract universal principles dealing with justice, society’s welfare, the equality of human rights, respect for the dignity of individual human beings, and with the idea that persons are ends in themselves and must be treated as such.. ...
... are not concrete like the Ten Commandments but abstract universal principles dealing with justice, society’s welfare, the equality of human rights, respect for the dignity of individual human beings, and with the idea that persons are ends in themselves and must be treated as such.. ...
Sample Syllabus: Introduction to Ethics Course Description: This 10
... Course Description: This 10-week course serves as an introduction to philosophy through a number of central issues in moral philosophy. We sometimes say that an action is morally right or wrong. In this course we will ask a number of questions about such claims in order to better grasp the nature of ...
... Course Description: This 10-week course serves as an introduction to philosophy through a number of central issues in moral philosophy. We sometimes say that an action is morally right or wrong. In this course we will ask a number of questions about such claims in order to better grasp the nature of ...
Wilco van der Meer - European Federation of Therapeutic
... • The TC is a social practice. • Professionals handle and make (moral) choices in the context of the social practice. • Responsibility of the professional about the (moral) choices towards the client, organization and society at large. • Development of moral professionalism: The TC as a “case.” • A ...
... • The TC is a social practice. • Professionals handle and make (moral) choices in the context of the social practice. • Responsibility of the professional about the (moral) choices towards the client, organization and society at large. • Development of moral professionalism: The TC as a “case.” • A ...
Ethical Theories - Almaty Management University
... cannot adequately deal with moral issues involving other species, the land, ecosystems, the atmosphere, and oceans, since there are values in nature that are independent of human interests or rights. Thus, an ecosystem is worth preserving because it has intrinsic, moral value, not because we happe ...
... cannot adequately deal with moral issues involving other species, the land, ecosystems, the atmosphere, and oceans, since there are values in nature that are independent of human interests or rights. Thus, an ecosystem is worth preserving because it has intrinsic, moral value, not because we happe ...